Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A rubber composition comprising as main components (1) 25 to 75% by weight of at least one essentially amorphous rubber having a glass transition temperature of from -45° C. to 0° C., a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 20-200 and 1,2-linkages, 3,4-linkages or both 1,2- and 3,4-linkages and selected from the group consisting of an isoprene-butadiene copolymer rubber, polyisoprene rubber and mixtures thereof and (2) 75 to 25% by weight of at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of natural rubber; cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber having a cis-1,4-linkage content and mixture thereof of at least 90 mole%, said composition having a value, defined by the following formula, of at least 10, ((R-53)+(S-100)) wherein R is a rebound (%) measured at 51° C. by a Dunlop Tripso meter for vulcanized product of said rubber composition, and a wet skid resistance index S which is determined at 19° C. by a portable skid tester for a vulcanized product of said rubber composition on a road surface defined by ASTM E-303-74.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A rubber composition comprising as main components (1) 25 to 75% by weight of at least one essentially amorphous rubber having a glass transition temperature of from -45° C. to 0° C., a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 20-200 and 1,2-linkages, 3,4-linkages or both 1,2- and 3,4-linkages and selected from the group consisting of an isoprene-butadiene copolymer rubber, polyisoprene rubber and mixtures thereof and (2) 75 to 25% by weight of at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of natural rubber; cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber having a cis-1,4-linkage content and mixture thereof of at least 90 mole%, said composition having a value, defined by the following formula, of at least 10, ((R-53)+(S-100)) wherein R is a rebound (%) measured at 51° C. by a Dunlop Tripso meter for vulcanized product of said rubber composition, and a wet skid resistance index S which is determined at 19° C. by a portable skid tester for a vulcanized product of said rubber composition on a road surface defined by ASTM E-303-74.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The rubber composition of claim 1 wherein the rubber (1) has a glass transition temperature of from -40° C. to -15° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The rubber composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein the essentially amorphous rubber component (1) comprises the isoprene-butadiene copolymer rubber wherein the isoprene unit content of the isoprene-butadiene copolymer rubber is at least 5% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The rubber composition of claim 3 wherein the isoprene unit content of the isoprene-butadiene copolymer rubber is at least 10% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The rubber composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein the rubber (1) has a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 30 to 150.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The rubber composition of claim 1 wherein the essentially amorphous rubber component (1) comprises polyisoprene rubber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The rubber composition of claim 1 wherein the essentially amorphous rubber component (1) is a mixture of the isoprene-butadiene copolymer rubber and polyisoprene rubber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The rubber composition of claim 1 wherein the rubber component (2) is natural rubber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The rubber composition of claim 1 wherein the rubber component (2) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The rubber composition of claim 1 wherein the rubber component (2) is a mixture of natural rubber and cis-1,4-polyisoprene rubber.